Automatic flushing mechanism for closets.



G. SCHWlBlNGER. AUTOMATIC FLUSHING MECHANISM FOR CLOSETS.

APPLIQATION FILED APR. 19, 1915.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

COLUMBIA I'LANmRA Pu CO.,WASHINOTON, D. c.

To all whom i'tmay eoncern:

Flushing Me h'an'lsm GEORGE soHwIBINeEmen MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,ASSI'GNOB T nunnnn-srnncn MANUFACTURING-COMPANY, or MILWAUKEE, wisoonsm,A CORPORATION or QWISCO NSI Na 7 Be it known that 1 ,"IGEoRGnSoHw-nsineim,

' a citizen of theUn'itedStates, residing at the city of Milwaukee,"county of Milwaukee, and State) of 'Wisconsin, have invented new anduseful Improvements z i-n Automatic for Closets, of which the followingis a specification;

temporarily valve of a' water'closetin'l'ts'raisedpositlon closetescapes past said valve;-

My invention relates to improvem'ents in flush ng mechani holding "theoutlet discharge and for automatically releasing such valve by thede'scent ofz.:a float as the waterin such I 'id device for thus holdingand releasing-the "outlet '-..1"valveof a water closet being showman-Figures 2" and3of the drawings forming a part of application forLettersPate'n-t Serial No.

' 570,040, filed by me July 2,1910. The claims of said pendingapplicationbein'g limited to showing a side view of the valve-mechanismi therein. Fig. 81s avertical section of said the seat actuatedmechanism 'forraisin'g said valve."-

- My invention'is further explainedby 'reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig.1 represents a side view "of alclose t inconnection" with an elevated water, tank' provided with my improvedflushing mechanism. Fig. 2 is "a vertical section of the tankflushingtank drawn at'right angles to that shown in Fig, 2, and Fig. lisa detail, part irfivertical section, of the device :for' coinmunicatingmotion from the closetseat to the *valve'op'eiating mechanism;

"Like p'artssare identifiedv the same reference numerals throughoutthefsever'al views, i

,11; willbe understood-that. the adsbowl 1; the water closet cisternduct '3', inlet waterductv l, valve mechanism 5, float L6,.

du'ctT," lever 8, themechanism for 'communi eating motiomfrom the floatE6 through'the lever 8: to

" communicating from near the bottom of the closet cistern with? theupperend of 'the duct3, are all substantially of ordinary cone st lmt enand head n t s ch 1 ason he 1;s e ifiatibiibf Lstter'sZPatent.

sm for 'water closets, and per-tainsfmore especially'to'the device forthe valve '5,: and siphon duct 9 .AUTOMATIC 'ntusnzne noHANIsr/iron mam.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

'Appli'cation fiiea a n 19, 1915. Serial no. 22,349.

herein more specifically described while the mechanism for communicatingmotion from the slidable'member 16" to the two armed lever 25 forms thesubject matter of my said pending application, invention herein being,predlcated, more especially, upon the mechanism for temporarilysupporting the valve 26 in its raised position as indicated by dot tedlines in Fig. 3 andfor automatically re 7 16 and the upper end oftberod' l li's rigidly affixed tothe slidable member 16 by the bearing 17,and said member 16 is slidably supportedfrom the tank within a sleeve18. 19 is a'block which is rigidly afiiXed to the rod 14:. 20 is aspring'which is interposed between the upperend of the block 19 and thelower side of the sleeve 18 whereby as the rod 14 is raised by downwardpressure uponthe seatsaid springwill be compressed and whereby. theswinging member 21, which is pivotally connected to the member16,

willbe raised above the short arm 24 of the lever 25. As soon, however,as the pressure upon the seat is removed said rods 14 and 14:

-will 'be forced down by the recoil of said Srri g- A Motion iscommunicated from the slid able member 16 tothefflushing valve 26through the-"swinging member 21, leverw25 and links 28 and 29. Themember 21 is'pivotally supported froinsaid slidable member 16 on thebolt 22.

i It will now b downward pressure is applied to the seat'an upwardmovement will be communicated to the member 21 throughflthe intermediatemechanismdescrib'ed, whereby the lower end 23 of the member 21 will beraised and caused to swing above the short 'ar'm 2 l'of the lever 25,whereby as soon as'the downwarid pressurenpon the seat is relievedvthemember 21 willbebrought into contactawith e understood that when theshort arm i24 of the lever 25, said short arm will be forced down by therecoil of said spring acting through the intermediate parts, wherebytheflushing valve 26 w ll be raised when water will .escape tromthe tankthrough the outlet, duct 3 to the closet.

The-member 21 is provided with a. rearward extending lug 21, indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. 2, which is adapted to bear against the righthand side of the sleeve 18," refer encebeing had to'Fi'g. 2 of thedrawings;

whereby said memher21 is prevented from swinging too far toward the leftwhen it is moved downwardly in contact with theshort arm 24 of the lever25. -T he valve26 may be raised by the'downward. movement of the seat-10or it maybe otherwise raised by a direct upward pull offthe-operatorupon the rod 29. As the rod 29: is moved upward the angular stop 31isbrought in contactwith the beveled end of the latch 30; The latch 30is pivotally supported from the side of the arm34 by the pivotalbolt 35.Itfwill now be obvious that when the stop31 has been drawn past,the'upper .surface of the latch30 the valve 26; whichis connected withsaid stop 31 by the rod 29. willbe retained in'its raised position'untilthe water has escaped from the 'wa'ter'closet cistern .;2.

WVhe'n the I water has descended fromfthe water closet cistern 2 to orpast the -float 32 beneaththe stop 31 when the valve 26 will tern2 willbe prevented. 40

- mainsin itsclosed position-untilagainthe float 32 will thereafterdescend with the water, whereby the; latch ,30, "whichis 00115 nectedwith said float through the arm 3A and pivotal bolt"35, will bewithdrawn from drop back to'its seat, wherebvthe further escape of waterfrom the water= clo set Cl Sf It will, of course, be understood that solong as the Water remains inthewatercloset cistern 2 the float 32 willbe buoyed up and, L retained in its elevated position, wherebyithe latch.30 will remain beneath the ston'31,

and the valve 26 will remain open. W'hen,

however, the contents of the' tank 2 have been'disc'harged said latch 30will be with,

drawn from the stop by the downward movement of the float 32,thusfpermitti'ng;

said valve 26 to. close, asistated, when it'reraised by-the actof theuserzfp 36 is a bracket which is rigidlyconnected at one end to one legof'thesiphon 9 in any convenient manner. The bracket 36 ispreferablvformed'of two parts, the outer'gend 37 ofiwhichis'providedwith an aperture for thereception offthevalve rod 37;;whereby said bracket serves as guide to saidguide rod. .lTheparts 36-an'd'87 are pivotally con?" -nect'ed together by the adjustablescrewr38,

which passes throughthe joint- 39 ofisaid bracket." The lower end of thescrew38 V serves :as: a stop to limit the upward. move ment of the valve26 while it also servesthe "additional purpose of connecting the twomembers of said bracket together; Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as new and desire-to secureby Let- 1. In a deviceof thecombination with a water closetici'stern having a discharge-walve,rotaValve rod, a conij cal stop aflixed to.sa1'd-rod,a bracket r gidlysupported above said; valve, a float,-:a float supporting rod pivotallyconnected at one end with said bracket, a latch hinged at one end tosaid float rod-andadapted to bea'r at its opposite end against; saidfconical stop,.

.the free end-of said-"latch-bein'g adapted; to

be raised by' contactwith-.saidjconica-l stop as the latterisraised-5';-andftojdrop jbackfbe I I nea'th-said stop ias thegglattenpasses said latch,- said latchibeing adapted when beneath said conicalstopjto retain-said ,valvein its open position,'whereby..the float-Supporting water is permitted .to escape and saidffloat to descend,whereby said latch is, withdrawn from beneath said stop when said valvev will again dropto its seat a 2.;In adeViCe of: the" describedclass."the combination withfia.waterclosetcisternhave Si inga dischargevalve'of'a' .valve rod,- a coni; cal stop aflix-edtosaid rod,-a bracketrigidly" V supportedabo've said-valve, a: fioat'ra ,float supporting'rodipivotallyconnected at one r end with said bracket, said bracket:being,

Provided withjan aperture forTthe' reception i tosaidtfloat rod andadantedto bear at its of said valve rod,1a=latch.hinged .at one endopposite endavainst said conical s'top the free end of said, latchbeing. adapted to be raised bv contact withsaid conical stop as v thelatter is raised. and to drop. back-beneath said stop a's-thelattergpassesjsaid.latch. said latch being-adantedlwhenjbeneath saidcon- I ical stop to retainjsaid valx e in i'tsopen-position,wherebvthe-gfloat supporting water is permitted to escape and said floatto descend, whereby said latch is withdrawn from drop to its seat.

23; In a device ofthe describedl:classpthe combination with a"watericloset cistern havmg a dlschargezvalve. ofavalvemod, .a con? 1calstop aflixed to said rod, a bracket rigidly J supported above saidvalveya-floatQa float I supporting rod pivotally connected atone endwith said bracket,- saidxbrack'et being provided with auapert-ure forthereception said valve. alatch pivotally connected atone Tend to'saidfloat rod. and adapted to b at, I;

its opposite-end against said conical stop,

110 beneathsaid stop whensaid valvewilliagain be raised by contact withsaid conical stop as neath said stop as the latter passes said saidconicalstop to retain said valve in its the free end of said latch beingadapted to again drop to its seat.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE SCHWIBINGER.

Witnesses: Y JAS. B. ERWIN I. D. BREMER.

the latter is raised, and to drop back belatch, said latch being adaptedwhen beneath open position, whereby the float supporting water ispermitted to escape and'said float to descend, whereby said latch iswithdrawn Copies of this patent niay frieobtained for five cents each,by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

from beneath said stop when said valve will 1 1

